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+## 🔗 Jira Ticket
+
+> Replace with your ticket link — required before requesting review.
+
+[MIGRATION-XXXX](https://contentstack.atlassian.net/browse/MIGRATION-XXXX)
+
+---
+
+## 📋 PR Type
+
+<!-- Check all that apply -->
+
+- [ ] ✨ Feature
+- [ ] 🐛 Bug Fix
+- [ ] 🔥 Hotfix
+- [ ] ♻️ Refactor
+- [ ] 🧹 Chore / Dependency Update
+- [ ] 📝 Documentation
+
+---
+
+## 📝 Description
+
+<!-- A clear and concise summary of what this PR does and why. -->
+
+### What changed?
+
+<!-- Describe the changes in bullet points -->
+
+-
+
+### Why?
+
+<!-- Context, motivation, or problem this solves -->
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Affected Areas
+
+<!-- Check all modules/layers that are touched -->
+
+- [ ] `api` — Node.js backend
+- [ ] `ui` — React frontend
+- [ ] `upload-api` — Upload API server
+- [ ] `docker` / `docker-compose`
+- [ ] CI / GitHub Actions workflows
+- [ ] Environment variables / config
+- [ ] Other: <!-- specify -->
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 How to Test
+
+<!-- Step-by-step instructions for the reviewer to verify this change -->
+
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+**Expected result:**
+
+---
+
+## 📸 Screenshots / Recordings
+
+<!-- If UI changes are involved, attach before/after screenshots or a short screen recording -->
+
+| Before | After |
+|--------|-------|
+|        |       |
+
+---
+
+## 🔗 Related PRs / Dependencies
+
+<!-- Link any PRs this depends on or is related to -->
+
+-
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Author Checklist
+
+> Complete this before moving the PR out of Draft.
+
+- [ ] Branch follows naming convention: `feature/`, `bugfix/`, or `hotfix/` + 5–30 lowercase chars
+- [ ] Jira ticket linked above
+- [ ] Self-reviewed the diff — no debug logs, commented-out code, or TODOs left in
+- [ ] `.env` / `example.env` updated if new environment variables were added
+- [ ] No sensitive credentials or secrets committed
+- [ ] Existing tests pass locally (`npm test`)
+- [ ] New tests written (or not applicable — explain why)
+- [ ] `README.md` / docs updated if behaviour changed
+- [ ] Talisman pre-push scan passes (no secrets flagged)
+
+---
+
+## 👀 Reviewer Notes
+
+<!-- Anything specific you'd like reviewers to focus on or be cautious about -->
+
+---
+
+> **Migration v2** · [Docs](https://github.com/contentstack/migration-v2#readme) · [Issues](https://github.com/contentstack/migration-v2/issues)